Salt Security · Jun 2026
Introduced Salt Code to enforce policy inside AI coding assistants such as Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Codex and Gemini CLI, extending Salt's Agentic Security Platform into the development lifecycle.
Protects organizations from getting breached through their APIs.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Salt Security is a Palo Alto / Tel Aviv cybersecurity company that pioneered API security and now sells the Salt Illuminate Agentic Security Platform, which discovers, governs, and protects APIs, MCP servers, and AI agents across code, cloud, and runtime.
Primary product
Salt Illuminate (Agentic Security Platform)
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States
Team size
150-200
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Computer and Network Security
Sub-industry
API Security / Agentic Security
Offices
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, United States
14 Leonardo da Vinci St, Entrance A, Floor 7, Tel Aviv, Israel
Business model
B2B SaaS
enterprise subscription software
sales-led enterprise software
Funding
Stage
late-stage venture / strategic
Total raised
$281M
Latest round
Strategic investment (CrowdStrike Falcon Fund) · Sep 2022
Sep 2022 · CrowdStrike Falcon Fund
Feb 2022 · CapitalG
May 2021 · Advent International
Dec 2020 · Sequoia Capital
Jun 2020 · Tenaya Capital
Jan 2019 · S Capital
Mar 2016 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Roey Eliyahu
CEO, Co-Founder
COO, Co-Founder
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Iko Azoulay
Executive VP of Technologies
VP of Product
VP of Global Solutions Engineering
Bill Thrash
VP of Customer Experience & Operations
VP of Human Resources
VP of Sales Americas
Work & culture
Customer-centric, collaborative, positive, fast-moving, and solution-oriented; public culture signals emphasize flexibility, teamwork, simplicity, and a strong focus on solving customer problems.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public signals indicate competitive compensation, equity, and an ESPP, but no public salary bands or visa policy were found.
Benefits
work-from-home flexibility
unlimited vacation policy
competitive benefits
competitive compensation
equity
employee stock purchase plan
health insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
fertility benefits
generous parental leave
job training and conferences
pet-friendly office
customized development tracks
Juneteenth holiday
Product & market
Pricing
Sales-led, quote-based enterprise pricing with demo / contact-sales motion.
Differentiators
- —Agentless deployment with no proxies or sidecars
- —Continuous API discovery and posture governance
- —Patented behavioral threat detection using AI/ML
- —Full lifecycle coverage from discovery to runtime protection
- —Agentic Security Graph spanning LLMs, MCP servers, APIs, and agents
- —Code-to-runtime visibility through GitHub Connect and related connectors
- —Can identify shadow and zombie APIs and risky MCP configurations
Technology
GraphQL
Jira
NetSuite
Coralogix
Postman
Datadog
Salesforce
Kubernetes
Python
Docker
Java
Scala
Google Cloud Platform
Terraform
Apache Kafka
MongoDB
Redis
GitHub
GitHub Actions
Cloudflare
Customers
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
bp Launchpad
Markel
Icatu Seguros
Apiture
Berkshire Bank
City National Bank
TripActions
Armis
Finastra
DeinDeal
Competitors
Traceable Security
Wallarm
Cequence Security
Noname Security
F5 Networks
A10 Networks
Imperva
CyberArk
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$40M-$50M
Estimated monthly visits
40K
Traffic estimate as of Jan 2026
Latest news
Salt Security · Apr 2026
Research report said 92% of organizations lack advanced security maturity for AI-agent environments and framed the 'Agentic Security Gap'.
Salt Security / PRNewswire · Mar 2026
Announced a platform to secure the agentic security graph across LLMs, MCP servers and APIs with posture management and detection/response capabilities.
Salt Security / PRNewswire · Dec 2025
Launched a natural-language interface for querying API inventory, risks, and posture gaps using AWS Bedrock.
Salt Security / PRNewswire · Nov 2025
Added GitHub Connect to discover shadow APIs and MCP risks in source code before deployment and tie code-level findings to runtime risk scoring.
Jobs and careers at Salt Security
13 jobs at Salt Security
Website Manager
Remote
Marketing
Central United States; USA - Remote
3d ago
Remote
Full-time
Revenue Operations Manager
Remote
Finance
United States; USA - Remote
4d ago
Remote
Full-time
Platform Engineer- Edge Team
On-site
R&D
Tel Aviv; Tel Aviv District, Israel
1w ago
On-site
Full-time
Controller - Part-Time (50%)
On-site
Finance
Tel Aviv; Tel Aviv District, Israel
2w ago
On-site
Full-time
Marketing Events Coordinator (Contractor)
Remote
Marketing
Remote; USA - Remote
3w ago
Remote
Full-time
Security Engineer
On-site
IT & Security
Tel Aviv
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Channel Account Manager
On-site
Sales
New York
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Channel Account Manager – Central
On-site
Sales
Central
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Technical Marketing Manager
On-site
Product
Tel Aviv
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Enterprise Account Executive — Heartland Enterprise
On-site
Sales
Minneapolis or St. Louis
5mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Enterprise Account Executive - New Jersey & Philly
On-site
Sales
New Jersey / Greater Philadelphia Area
5mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Enterprise Account Executive — Gulf South Enterprise
On-site
Sales
Houston, TX / Louisiana / Arkansas
5mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Software Team Leader
On-site
R&D
Tel Aviv
11mo ago
On-site
Full-time